Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2010

Percutaneous Drilling for the Treatment of Atraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Ankle

  • German A. Marulanda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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  • Mike S. McGrath, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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  • Slif D. Ulrich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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  • Thorsten M. Seyler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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  • Ronald E. Delanois, MD

      Affiliations

    • Co-attending Physician, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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  • Michael A. Mont, MD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Physician, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Michael A. Mont, MD, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215.

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: One author (M.A.M.) is a consultant for Stryker Orthopaedics and Wright Medical Technology. The other authors have no real or perceived conflicts of interest.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00296-8

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.004

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2010

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